The
Northeast Regional of The Basketball Tournament is set for
Saturday and Sunday, July 16th and 17th at Philadelphia
University’s Gallagher Center. Tickets are
now on sale at https://thetournament.regfox.com/tickets, and will also be sold
at the doors of the Gallagher Center.
The Gallagher Center is located in the center of Philadelphia
University’s campus at 4100 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

This
is the third consecutive year that The
Basketball Tournament will compete in Philadelphia,
one of its original sites from the TBT’s start in 2014.

Philadelphia-based alumni teams from Villanova, Temple and
LaSalle are among those competing in
TBT 2016’s Northeast Regional, at Philadelphia University’s Gallagher
Center on Saturday, July 16th and Sunday, July 17th.

·SuperNova
(Villanova Alumni) will consist of the core of the 2009 Wildcats
Final Four team, including Antonio Pena,
Scottie Reynolds, and Reggie Redding,
as well as Corey Fisher, James Minor-Bell,
and Mouphtaou Yarou.

·Philadelphia natives Markus Morris and Markieff
Morris lead the way for Team FOE with a heavy Kansas influence: Mario
Little, and Tyshawn Taylor will suit up while Thomas Robinson mans the
sidelines with the Morris twins.

·Former Syracuse players spanning 13 seasons
will suit up for Boeheim’s Army (Syracuse Alumni) which includes CJ Fair, Donte
Greene, and Eric Devendorf.

·The 2015 Northeast Regional Champs, City of
Gods, will feature former New York Knicks Michael Sweetney and DerMarr Johnson
and will be coached by former Washington Wizards coach and Baltimore player
development legend Joe Connelly, brother of Denver Nuggets General Manager Tim
Connelly, and Pat Connelly, Assistant General Manager of the Phoenix Suns.

The
schedule for The Basketball Tournament
Northeast Regional includes eight games on Saturday, July 16, beginning at
9 a.m. while there are four games on the slate for Sunday, July 17, beginning
at 11 a.m. and continuing through to 7 p.m.

The
match-ups for the Northeast Regional
of TBT 2016 on Saturday, July 16th
include:

·9 a.m.
Tip-off, #1 seed City of Gods vs. #16 Dubois Dreams: 2015 Northeast Regional Champion City of Gods
reloads and returns for another run at the title. With a few key additions to
this already stacked lineup, expect a physical, professional style from City of
Gods with top-tier outside shooting that will be a handful for any opponent.
Hailing from Central PA, the Dubois Dream will have their hands full in their
first round game. Expect ball movement and a lot of threes from the Dream.

·10:45
a.m., #8 Talladega Knights vs. #9 Team Fancy: TBT 2014 Championship opponents Josh Boone
and Ty Nash join forces with former Louisville hero Edgar Sosa to take on Team
Fancy, a squad that features elite talent like Russ Smith and Javale McGee.
This matchup could come down to which team gels first, as both squads come together
specifically for this tournament.

·12:30
p.m., #4 Team Maryland vs. #13 Big Apple Basketball:Team Maryland is loaded with Euro League heroes, with many
saying the squad has one of the best rosters on paper in TBT 2016. Big Apple
Basketball is led by Coach/GM Jason Curry, who has a penchant for calling the
right play at the end of close games. If BAB can withstand Maryland’s early
onslaught of suffocating defense and fast play and manage to keep it close,
Team Maryland could be on the receiving end of another Jason Curry buzzer
beater.

·2:15
p.m., #5 Team FOE vs. #12 Liberty Ballers:Family Over Everything, led by
former Villanova star Maalik Wayns(who jumped ship from SuperNOVA to join FOE), is organized and
coached by the Morris twins. Liberty Ballers success will hinge on the play of
point guard Ronald Moore. FOE is stacked at guard and on the wing. Liberty
Ballers will try to exploit their size advantage, with Moore’s club teammate
Alex Kirk looking to do damage inside.

·4 p.m., #3 The
Untouchables vs. #14 Sideline Cancer:A phalanx of former
Pitt Panthers leads the Untouchables against Sideline Cancer, a team playing
not only to win TBT, but to bring awareness to the fight against pancreatic
cancer. The Untouchables feature premier inside and outside play, the
familiarity and trust from having played together, and a history of single
elimination success from their college days. Sideline Cancer will be
well-coached, disciplined, and confident, having advanced to the round of 16 in
TBT 2015.

·5:45
p.m., #6 SuperNOVA vs. #11 PA Roadwarriors: Two alumni teams face off in this matchup that
should be a real treat for college basketball fans. The core of Villanova’s
2009 Final Four team reunite against a squad of that features a fascinating mix
of Bucknell grads. SuperNOVA is led by Antonio
Pena and Reggie Redding, both
thriving overseas. Bucknell has a history of pulling off upsets in tournament
play.

·7:30
p.m., #2 Boeheim’s Army vs. #15 Basketball City: Talk to anyone about the Northeast Region and
they bring up the 2-3 zone that Boeheim’s Army will play. But, it’s not just
the Army’s defense that teams fear: CJ Fair, Donte Greene, Brandon Triche, and
the ever-exuberant Eric Devendorf will put up their share of points, too.
Basketball City is a team of pros. The fact that they’re a 15 seed tells you
all you need to know about the caliber of play in the Northeast Region.

·9:15
p.m., #7 North Broad Street Bullies vs. #10 20th & Olney: Philadelphia Big 5 basketball in the summer.
Temple and LaSalle renew their rivalry before what will undoubtedly a boisterous
crowd. 20th & Olney brings back the core of 2015’s team
that narrowly lost to Boeheim’s Army in one of the most hotly contested games
in TBT history. The Bullies return for a third time in TBT, boasting some of
the best guards in the Northeast Region. This will be a doozy.

More
than 300 teams applied to play in TBT
2016, including more than 400 players with professional experience and 130
with NBA experience.A total of 135
teams met the eligibility requirements to compete this year.

Opening
rounds in TBT 2016 began last weekend in Charlotte and Los Angeles, and
continue this weekend in Chicago and Philadelphia.

The
Super 16 in TBT 2016 is in Philly July
21-23, also at the Gallagher Center.

The
TBT 2016 semifinals and $2 million winner-take-all Championship Final are in
New York July 30 and August 2, respectively.

ESPN
will feature live coverage of TBT 2016 match-ups from the Super 16 onward
across ESPN 2, ESPN 3 and ESPN U.

Qualified members of the media should submit
their applications in advance of this year’s competition in Philadelphia to Jim
DeLorenzo, at Jim DeLorenzo Public Relations, by e-mail at jim@jhdenterprises.com. Applications will be reviewed before approval
is granted, and notification of that approval will be sent via e-mail to each
qualified media applicant. Please contact DeLorenzo with requests for
player interviews and other interviews prior to Friday, July 15th.

About The Basketball
Tournament:

Conceived
by CEO Jonathan Mugar as the ultimate opportunity for fans, athletes and social
media mavens to live out their dreams and chase once-in-a-lifetime
opportunities, TBT’s foundation as a high-stakes, professionally run and
organized sporting event, now sees it entering its third year. In its first two
seasons, The Basketball Tournament drew over 400 team entries from around the
country, with participants ranging from professional players and recent college
stars to pickup basketball players and people who have never played above high
school. Among the event’s advisors are
Tony Ponturo of Ponturo Management Group, Andy Dolich of Dolich Consulting, and
Len DeLuca of Len DeLuca & Associates, LLC. The partnership agreement was
secured by TBT’s sponsorship agency of record, Equity Sports Partners, which is
led by Cliff Kaplan. For more details, visit http://www.thetournament.com.

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